Kensuke Nagai

Kensuke Nagai is a Japanese footballer, born on 5 March 1989 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan. Nagai plays as a striker for Nagoya Grampus. Nagai has scored 109 goals in 554 games for club and country and has won 4 trophies.

Nagai's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions542106
Japan123
Total554109

Goals per game: 0.20.

Nagai's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 4
  • Domestic cups: 3
  • Trophies with Japan: 1
  • Individual awards: 4

Japan

  • Asian Games: 1 (2010)

Nagoya Grampus

  • J.League Cup: 1 (2024)
  • Japanese Super Cup: 1 (2011)

FC Tokyo

  • J.League Cup: 1 (2020)

Individual

  • AFC U-19 Championship Top scorers: 1 (2008)
  • Summer Universiade Top scorers: 1 (2009)
  • Asian Games Top scorers: 1 (2010)
  • J.League Best XI: 1 (2019)

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 2009: Avispa Fukuoka, 5 games, 0 goals
  2. 2010: Vissel Kobe, 3 games, 0 goals
  3. 2011–2012: Nagoya Grampus, 57 games, 13 goals
  4. 2013–2014: Standard Liège, 3 games, 0 goals
  5. 2013–2014: Nagoya Grampus (loan), 42 games, 12 goals
  6. 2015–2016: Nagoya Grampus, 62 games, 17 goals
  7. 2017–2022: FC Tokyo, 179 games, 21 goals
  8. 2022–: Nagoya Grampus, 128 games, 19 goals

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Club stats as of 12 August 2026.